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Frenchman For The Night

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[Verse 1]
From hiCs driftwooCmaj7d castleC  Cmaj7  
Comes a Csong I've Cmaj7heard befDmore
A scratchy G7gramophone cuts Fto the bone
"La Vie En EmRose" arpDmeggiCosCmaj7  
So the Cdream begCmaj7insC  Cmaj7  
And the Csong is Cmaj7amplifiDmed
Buy the G7Beaujolais, on FBastille day
He Emdances iDmn the Ctide
[Chorus]
By the light of the F6moonG6  
He's a CFrenchman Gfor the Am7night
By the Glight of the F6moonG7  
It'll be all CrightCmaj9  C  Cmaj9  
[Verse 2]
Well it Ctakes him Cmaj7backC  Cmaj7  
To the Cdays of Cmaj7love and Dmwar
And the G7girl he knew with Feyes of blue
EmWaiting Dmon the sChore
If he'd Conly kCmaj7nownC  Cmaj9  
How the Cyears would Cmaj7fly on Dmby
Such a G7simple crime, he's run Fout of time
So he Emreaches fDmor the skCy
[Chorus]
By the light of the F6moonG6  
He's a CFrenchman Gfor the Am7night
By the Glight of the F6moonG7  
It'll be all CrightCmaj9  C  Cmaj9  
[Bridge]
Gm7Blame it on the Champs Elysees
A7Blame it on a tune
DmBlame it on the stroke of Monet
But you F6can't escape the G7moon
But you F6can't escape the G7moon…
[Instrumental]
C  Cmaj7  C  Cmaj7
C  Cmaj7   Dm
G7  F
Em  Dm  C
[Verse 3]
He sees the Cstars Cmaj7aboveC  Cmaj9  
As the Cfloor to Cmaj7heavens lDmight
G7While the angels taunt "FC'est une nuit blanche"
He's a EmFrenchman fDmor the Cnight
[Chorus]
By the light of the F6moonG6  
He's a CFrenchman Gfor the Am7night
By the Glight of the F6moonG7  
It'll be all CrightCmaj9  C  Cmaj9  
[Verse]
From hiCs driftwooCmaj7d castleC  Cmaj7  
Comes a Csong I've Cmaj7heard befDmore
A scratchy G7gramophone cuts Fto the bone
"La Vie En EmRose" arpDmeggiCosCmaj7  
[Chorus]
By the light of the F6moonG6  
He's a CFrenchman Gfor the Am7night
By the Glight of the F6moonG7  
It'll be all CrightCmaj9  C  Cmaj9  
[Chorus]
By the light of the F6moonG6  
He's a CFrenchman Gfor the Am7night
By the Glight of the F6moonG7  
It'll be all CrightCmaj9  C  Cmaj9  

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Frenchman For The Night

by Jimmy Buffett

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Am7

Cmaj9

Gm7

[Verse 1]

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

From his driftwood castle

C Cmaj7 Dm

Comes a song I've heard before

G7 F

A scratchy gramophone cuts to the bone

Em Dm C Cmaj7

"La Vie En Rose" arpeggios

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

So the dream begins

C Cmaj7 Dm

And the song is amplified

G7 F

Buy the Beaujolais, on Bastille day

Em Dm C

He dances in the tide

[Chorus]

F6 G6

By the light of the moon

C G Am7

He's a Frenchman for the night

G F6 G7

By the light of the moon

C Cmaj9 C Cmaj9

It'll be all right

[Verse 2]

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

Well it takes him back

C Cmaj7 Dm

To the days of love and war

G7 F

And the girl he knew with eyes of blue

Em Dm C

Waiting on the shore

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj9

If he'd only known

C Cmaj7 Dm

How the years would fly on by

G7 F

Such a simple crime, he's run out of time

Em Dm C

So he reaches for the sky

[Chorus]

F6 G6

By the light of the moon

C G Am7

He's a Frenchman for the night

G F6 G7

By the light of the moon

C Cmaj9 C Cmaj9

It'll be all right

[Bridge]

Gm7

Blame it on the Champs Elysees

Blame it on a tune

Blame it on the stroke of Monet

F6 G7

But you can't escape the moon

F6 G7

But you can't escape the moon…

[Instrumental]

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

C Cmaj7 Dm

G7 F

Em Dm C

[Verse 3]

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj9

He sees the stars above

C Cmaj7 Dm

As the floor to heavens light

G7 F

While the angels taunt "C'est une nuit blanche"

Em Dm C

He's a Frenchman for the night

[Chorus]

F6 G6

By the light of the moon

C G Am7

He's a Frenchman for the night

G F6 G7

By the light of the moon

C Cmaj9 C Cmaj9

It'll be all right

[Verse]

C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7

From his driftwood castle

C Cmaj7 Dm

Comes a song I've heard before

G7 F

A scratchy gramophone cuts to the bone

Em Dm C Cmaj7

"La Vie En Rose" arpeggios

[Chorus]

F6 G6

By the light of the moon

C G Am7

He's a Frenchman for the night

G F6 G7

By the light of the moon

C Cmaj9 C Cmaj9

It'll be all right

[Chorus]

F6 G6

By the light of the moon

C G Am7

He's a Frenchman for the night

G F6 G7

By the light of the moon

C Cmaj9 C Cmaj9

It'll be all right

About Frenchman For The Night Chords by Jimmy Buffett

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The chords for "Frenchman For The Night" show the original chord names (including C, Cmaj7, Dm, G7, F, A). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.